I am From Da Fooocha

Jock was exhausted. It had been a long day for him. Annie was taking time off, five other members of staff were still ill and 4 truck loads of kids had visited that day. He just wanted to go home, have a cuppa, a few biscuits and go to bed. Just as he'd finished checking the cabins, Jock heard an loud bang, followed by another loud bang and some shouting.

" Jesus! What was that for?" a mans voice whined.

" What do you mean 'What was that for'? I can't help that I landed on you!" a girls voice shouted back.

" Yes you could!"

" Oh Henry piss off!" the girls voice yelled again.

He was sure he recognised that voice. The girls voice, not the lads. Wait... It wasn't? Was it? No. He would've seen her get on the ship... But is had to be. Against his better judgement, Jock, guardedly crept down to the orlop deck. Looking around the corner, he saw two forms in the shadows. A girl and a boy. The girl got up first, dusted her self off, put her hands on her hips and looked around. The lad was second to rise from his dusty position on the floor, dusting himself off too.

" We in the right place?" the lad addressed as Henry asked looking around the aphotic light.

" Yup. Exactly. I wonder if Jock's still here."

Jock, now confident of who the 'intruders' were, stepped out of the shadows, torch in hand, grinning from ear to ear.

" Annie you're late for work."

Henry landed with a voluminous thud, on to a wooden floor. It was dusty, dark and had the likeness of the 'Hotspur's' orlop deck, but this one was emptier. He was just going to get up when Annie flattened him, pinning him to the floor. He banged his chin on the floor and knocked the some of the wind out of him.

" Jesus! What was that for?" He complained.

" What do you mean 'What was that for?' I can't help that I landed on you!" Annie hissed back at him.

" Yes you could!" Henry shot back.

Annie lightly slapped Henry, still laying on his back.

" Oh Henry piss off!"

Annie pushed herself off of Henry, putting her hands on his back, pushing up hard and putting all of her weight on him. She could hear him groan and she smiled. Dusting herself off, she looked around her, putting her hands to her hips as she made sure of her surroundings. Henry got up too, dusting himself off as he went.

" We in the right place?" Henry asked, reaching for his pistol in his waist belt. Annie put her right hand on his, stopping him from drawing it. Annie nodded.

" Yup. Exactly. I wonder if Jock's still here." Annie mused. They heard movement comming from the shadows, Henry once again reaching for his pistol. A bright light shined in the pair's faces and a man stepped out with a grin the width of the River Humber.

" Annie you're late for work."

Henry stared in disbelief, while Annie and Jock just grinned at each other.

" Umm..." Henry began nervously.

Annie turned to Henry, settling her arm over his shoulders.

" Henry, I would like you to meet a very good friend of mine, Jock McDougle, Jock this is Henry Wellard, from 1803."

Jock's jaw dropped and Annie swore she heard it hit the floor.

" Ahhh now you have got to be kidding me, ye wee little bonny pest. He is never form 1803." Jock stated, looking Henry up and down.

Annie folded her arms across her chest.

" Oh yes he is and if you don't believe me, I'll prove it to you."

Annie walked quickly up the where the midshipmen's quarters were. Henry and Jock almost had to run to keep up with her. She quickly turned in to a room, above it was the name Wellard.

" Bloody hell lassie, slow down, this is as much execise as I get!" Jock panted, pretending to be annoyed.

" Funny." Annie said flatly. She stood next to a oil painting of the man that the room once belonged to. Annie beconed Henry to stand next to the portrait. Jock raised his eye brows. It was him alright. Henry Wellard.

" I told you so. Now do you believe me?"

Henry grinned at the man sheepishly.

Jock sighed and ran a hand through his short greying hair.

" I suppose I have no choice. So what are you going to do with him?" Jock asked pointing to Henry, whose face was a blank canvas.

" Well I though I'd take him back to Horatio..."

Annie was saying before a small leather book flew out of the chest and hit the wall opposite. Annie went over to pick it up, while Jock and Henry looked on shocked and puzzled. The book flicked to a new page. On it, it read:

Annie get back to the orlop deck now, somethings going on!

Ernie.

Annie raced back down to the heart of the ship, Henry and Jock close at her heels. Comming to a startling halt, her mouth dropped open. Jock, Annie and Henry got there just in time to see the ripple close up. Annie slapped her hand on her face.

" Oh shit!" She gasped.

Henry folded his arms in front of his chest, not in the least impressed.

" Taking me back are you? AND HOW ARE YOU GOING TO DO THAT WHEN THE THING CLOSED UP!" He shouted the last part, clearly fustrated. Annie focused on her feet and guiltyly met Henry's deep brown eyes.

" Sorry..." She muttered.

Henry sighed and rubbed his neck.

" It's not your fault." Henry sat on the floor. " But how am I getting back?"

" Will you kindly explain whats going on before you think about that please. Maybe then we could think of a way to get you home lad." Jock said calmly.

Annie sat for what must have been, 2 ours explaining to Jock what happened and about the time ripple. Finnally after further thiking it over in his head, Jock had an idea.

" Well, the ship's only haunted once every two weeks." He offered.

Annie furrowed her brow.

" What d'you mean?"

" Well I only see people dressed like him every two weeks or so."

Annie suddenly got the giest.

" So in two weeks time, the ripple will open again and me and Henry can go back to the Hotspur!" She beamed excitedly.

Thank yooh for reading and thank yooh for R&R-ing XD muchly appreciated

LONG LIVE HENRY WELLARD XD

I thought I'd bring him back because him an Orrock are two of my favourite Hornblower characters along with Oldroyd, Styles and Matthews.

Sorry to have to badger you guys but again please R&R this story will be going some where eventually.. I hope. But till then please stay loyal to the Henry/Annie thing thank yooh XD